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Susan M

Finance Professional

Profile

A highly experienced professional with over a decade in finance, accounting, and leadership roles across global organizations at a Fortune 50 company bringing a track record of results-driven performance through financial analysis and invaluable reporting, while fostering relationships with business partners and creating exceptional collaborative cross-functional teams. Skilled in navigating financial complexity inside a strategic company objective, all while thriving in a fast-paced environment. Driven to constantly seek out process improvements with technology, internal systems and procedures, and actively advocating organizational excellence.

Key Skills & Competencies

Financial Planning and Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting, Strategic Planning, P&L Management, Financial Modeling, Business partnering, Cross-functional Team leadership, Supervising, Regional and Corporate consolidations, Internal and external SEC reporting, cost and resource restructuring, ERP integrations, Internal controls/SOX compliance

Professional Experience

Johnson & Johnson, 12 years, progressively promoted from a two-year fast track management program (FLDP)

Senior Finance Manager, North America Consumer Supply Chain, Skillman, NJ
*Spearheaded the consolidation and presentation of the NA Supply Chain annual business plan and quarterly P&L reports to the Consumer Executive Board with greater precision and efficiency over prior year, managing a team of finance analysts
*Managed the business planning cycle of the seven North America manufacturing plant boards.
*Executed plant wide cost/resource restructure and reduction collaboratively with HR, in accordance with corporate directives.

Finance Manager, Global and Neutrogena eCommerce / DTC start-up, Los Angeles, CA
*Led the successful launch of skinID, the company’s first direct-to-consumer venture, generating $26M in net revenue in 2009.
*Excelled beyond finance with sales forecast modeling, negotiating fulfilment pricing, and overseeing new warehouse ERP integration. Received the J&J Standard of Leadership Award for this initiative.
*Oversaw all accounting and financial planning and analysis for expansions into eCommerce, resulting in additional successful launches into home shopping at QVC, growing revenue from $3.4M to $5.6M in 2010.
*Developed the financial global expansion strategy for DTC, presenting it to the Executive Consumer Group Operating Committee

International Roles at Johnson & Johnson
Finance Manager, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Janssen Pharmaceutical Marketing, Antwerp, Belgium
*Analyzed financials for the EMEA Region South, developing comprehensive insights into market dynamics such as competition, pricing, reimbursements, and policy changes; led the development of the Five-Year Strategic Plan for EMEA region.
*Performed business plan updates and quarterly close processes, set annual target guidelines for region

Senior Financial Analyst, Janssen Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Antwerp, Belgium
*Initiated rollout of newly formed global organization including business planning and monthly financials, presented monthly scorecards and annual business plan to Global Manufacturing Board.
*Created efficiencies in forecast models for supporting business partners, calculated cost analysis for new product introductions
*Supported medical device stent business inter-company sales working alongside plants in Italy and PR

Senior Financial Analyst, Johnson & Johnson Corporate Consolidations, New Brunswick, NJ
*Prepared Annual Report, including financial statements, Segments of business, MD&A, footnotes; prepared 10-Q SEC submission
*Consolidated company income Statement, calculated EPA, prepared external J&J Mid-Year publication, supervised FLDP analysts
*Collaborated with Investor relations to prepare press release financials, create quarterly analyst presentations

Graduate of the J&J Financial Leadership and Development Program (FLDP) with rotations in various locations:

Finance Analyst, Marketing, McNeil, Philadephia, PA
*Controlled marketing brand expenses by business partnering with marketing for the pharmaceutical portfolio. Achieved higher revenue and income vs target with enhanced reporting. Participated in Balance Sheet reviews.

Finance Analyst, Operations, Gainesville, Georgia,
*Managed CapEx business planning process, and performed cost accounting including a cost roll-up at medical device manufacturing plant

Associate Financial Analyst, Corporate, New Brunswick, NJ
*Prepared forty page quarterly franchise presentations for top three Medial Device subsidiaries
*Prepared quarterly and year-end compensation dashboards for the twelve medical device company group chairman. Assisted in Franchise Value Creation presentation,

Xpedite Systems (Acquired by EasyLink Services), Eatontown, NJ, 2 years
Accounting Department
*Prepared and reconciled Accounts Receivable and Cash Accounts for monthly close and annual audit
*Processed Accounts Payable, invoices, and performed closing procedures including adjustments, accruals and prepaids
*Supported Controller with various ad-hoc reporting and special projects

Community Experience

Founded and operationalized Local Farmer's Market, Various roles at local elementary school.

Education

BS, Environmental Business Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting
Perusing CMA Certification, expected completion mid-2026

Other Experience/Awards/Publications

Johnson & Johnson Standards of Leadership Award, received twice

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